Originally published on EdenKeeper What do a government scientist, reverend, fisherman, and farmer all have in common? As Pope Francis wrote in his environmental encyclical, âPraised Be,â they all share a common home. And, as floods, droughts, heat waves, and storms hurt their home with increasing frequency and severity, they all share a common desire to
If youâre concerned about the worldâs climate (including whatâs happening in the United States), todayâs a great day to self-educate. Two good news for climate watchers opportunities are available. First, 24 Hours of Reality: 24 Reasons for Hope starts today at noon and continues for the next 24 hours, live from Brooklyn, New York. The program
On Wednesday, June 25, President Obama gave a one-year progress report for his climate plan. He presented the original speech on the climate change plan at a dinner with the League of Conservation Voters. On MSNBC, politics commenter Rachel Maddow showed a series of clips of the Presidentâs LCV talk, saying she wasnât sure if
In a couple of hours, everyone in the United States with access to cable TV and Showtime can hear President Barack Obama say he favors making the energy industry absorb the real price of the carbon it introduces into earthâs atmosphere. In other words, ante up the cost of carbon emissions. From Years of Living
US âclean gasâ wells in operation (Irekia-Eusko Jaurlaritza in blogs.lse.ac.uk) Turns out that just about everyone (including President Obama) has been hugely underestimating the methane pollution levels of so-called âclean gas.â The booming American economy now seems to come at a greater cost than we originally thought when we found out that natural gas produces
Last week something rare and extraordinarily positive occurred on American television. Fortunately, through YouTube and 350.org, the rest of the world got to see it too. âSomething positive?â a critic questions. âIf climate change is as bad as you tree-hugger people claim it is, how can anything about it be positive?â The phenomenon tends to
